Alice and the girls enjoy afternoon tea.

Illustration Friday - Tea

Okay I need to catch up on some blogging. I've been really busy gettin' my promo cards to the printer. I had another caricature order. Now, I'm trying to get my little one's 1st birthday celebration underway. All of this and I'm nursing the kids back to health from a bad cold. I sure could use a cup of green tea myself with a cup of homemade chicken soup. I'll think I'll go grab some right now! But, first I must see what my fellow IF bloggers have been up too.

Illustration Friday - Song

Recover Your Soul

Music by Elton John Lyrics by Bernie Taupin

Baby you're missing something in the air

I got a name but it don't matter

What's going on, it's cold in here

You have a life but it's torn and tattered
Maybe you're losing pieces of your heart

You have a world but it stopped turning

You lose the day and gain the dark

Love was a fire but it stopped burning
Spare your heart, save your soul

Don't drag your love across the coals

Find your feet and your fortune can be told

Release, relax, let go

And hey now let's recover your soul
Lazy old sunset sinking like a tear

Alone at night in a losing battle

That perfect world is never clear

You have to fight for the things that matter
Spare your heart, save your soul

Don't drag your love across the coals

Find your feet and your fortune can be told

Release, relax, let go

And hey now let's recover your soul

Illustration Friday - Simple

HUGS
There's something in a simple hug

That always warms the heart;

It welcomes us back home

And makes it easier to part.

A hug's a way to share the joy

And sad times we go through,

Or just a way for friends to say

They like you 'cause you're you.

Hugs are meant for anyone

For whom we really care,

From your grandma to your neighbour,

Or a cuddly teddy bear.

A hug is an amazing thing -

It's just the perfect way

To show the love we're feeling

But can't find the words to say.

It's funny how a little hug

Makes everyone feel good;

In every place and language,

It's always understood.

And hugs don't need new equipment,

Special batteries or parts -

Just open up your arms

And open up your hearts.
Jill Wolf

Illustration Friday - Chair

It's a miracle what toddlers can get to with a chair. My little one is about three weeks shy of his first birthday and I sit here wondering where did the time fly by.